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LOZENGE MAKING MACHINE.

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No. 644,93I.

Patented Mar. 6, |900.

F. H. MARKER. LUZENGE MAKING MACHINE.

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LOZENGE-VIAKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0.-644,931, dated March 6,1900.

Application filed June 26, 1899. Serial No. 721,807. (No model.)

T all whom zit may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK I-I. MARKER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lozenge-MakingMachines, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to lozengemakin g machines, and has for its objectthe construction of a machine which will receive the so-called dough,roll it out to a required. thickness, make required prints on the doughat regular points, cut the lozenges from the printed dough, and finallydeliver the printed and cut lozenges upon trays.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is aplan. Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal section showing theconstruction of the main parts of the machine; and Figs. 4 to 8 areenlarged details, to be referred to in the description.

In the said drawings, is a framework for supporting the operatingmechanism. At a suitable point on the frame l0 is a drive-shaft 11,which communica-tes power to the crankshaft 12 by gears 13.

Located at the front and upper part of the machine are two rollers 14and 15, 4which carry a heavy receiving-belt 16. y Located farther to therear are two other rollers 17 and 18, which carry a heavy inclined belt19. Between the rollers 15 an d 17 is another roller 20, and over thisis a roller 21. The rollers 14 and 18 are adjustable in horizontal andin clined directions, respectively, for the purpose of tightening` thebelts 16 and 19, and the roller 21 is adjustable in a verticaldirection. (See Figs. 1, G, and 7.) The rollers 15, 17, 20, and 21 areconnected together by a train of gearing 22,- which causesthem to turnin the directions illustrated by the arrows in Fig. 3. On the shaft thatcarries the central roller 2O is a ratchet-wheel 23, and pi voted on thesame shaft is an arm 24, that carries a pawl 25 for engaging thisratchet-wheel. On

the end of the shaft 12 is a crank 26, from which a pitman 27 connectsto the arm 24 to move it. The connection between the pitman 27 and thearm 24 is by means of an adjustable block 28 for varying the stroke ofthe arm 24, and consequently the distance the rollers are moved perrevolution of the shaft 12. At or near the center of the shaft 12 is asecond crank 29, from which a pitman 30 connects to a rock-arm 8l,secured to the rockshaft 32. The other end of the rock-arm 31 isprovided with a rod 33, which connects to another rock-arm 34 on theshaft 35. Between the rod 33 and rock-arm 34 is another adjustable block36 for varying the stroke of the rock-arm 34. The upper end of theroekarm 34 bran ches out into two arms 37,in which are held a series ofremovable lozenge-cutters 38. The relationship of the connections fromcrank 29 to each other is such that the lozenge cutters are moved fromthe position shown in the drawings to contact with the belt 19 at apointa little above the idle roller 18. rJ'he lozenge-cutters 38 are notheld directly by the arms 37 ,but by a crossbridge 39, which is providedwith a rearwardly-projecting shelf 40. On the inclined part of the frame10', near the belt 19, are two standards 41, between which is supporteda polygonal ink-pad 42. Below the inkpad 42 is a printing-frame 43,[0the ends of which are secured the gear-segments 44, that slide up anddown in the standards 41. On each standard 41 is a section of a rack 45,adapted to engage the segments 44, so as to turn them, and consequentlythe printing-frame 43, a half-revolw tion while ascending or descending.(See Figs. 1,4, and 5.) Pivoted near each end of the printing-frame 43are two rods 46, which extend downward and Aconnect to two rockarms 47,secured near the ends of the rockshaft 32. The action of these parts isthat the motion of the rock-shaft 32 is communicated to theprinting-frame, so as to reciprocate it between the ink-pad 42 and thebelt 19. By securing rubber type to the printing frame any desiredprinting can be put upon anything carried on the belt 19.

At the rear of the frame 10 is an extension 50, which may reach out anyrequired distance and be supported from the floor in any convenientmanner. ,On the extension 50 are brackets 5l and 52. In the brackets 5lare pivoted the adjustable rods 53, between the lower ends of which issuspended one end of an inclined table 54. The other end of the IOOtable 54 rests on a roller 55, supported between brackets52. On a shaft56, supported in the frame 10, is an eccentric 57, the rod 58 of whichconnects to a lug 59 on the bottom of the table 54. Power iscommunicated to shaft 56 from shaft 12 by means of belts 60 and 61 andintermediate shaft 62. On the intermediate shaft 62 is a roller 68,which carries a belt 64, running over a similar roller at any requireddistance away. On the belt 64 are placed trays 65, which move in thedirection of the adjacent arrow and under the lower end of the table 54.

In operation the dough is placed on the belt 16 and the roll 21 isadjusted downward toward the roll 20, so as to give the right thicknessto the material as it passes between the said rolls. The block 2S isthen adjusted on the arm 24, so that the forward feed of the rolls andbelts willbe appropriate for the size of lozenge to be cut. The requiredlozengecutters are secured to the arms 37, and suitable type or stampsare secured to the printing-frame 43. To make the printing and cuttingregister for different feeds, the standards 41 may be made adjustable. Ihave shown the standards 41 with wide bases, which are slotted, as shownin Fig. 5, for permitting this adjustment. Once for each revolution ofthe crank-shaft 12 the rolls and belts 16 and 19 feed the materialforward, the printing-frame moves downward and puts a row of impressionsupon the material on the belt 19, and the cutters 3S come forward andcut out a row of impressions previously stamped. As the cutters arethrown back the cut lozenges are thrown out over the shelf 40 onto thereciprocating table 54. The reciprocations of the table 54 cause the cutlozenges to move gradually downward and be deposited on the tray that ismoving slowly forward under the lower end of said table. The belt 16 isa heavy one, so as to easily carry whatever ma terial may be placed uponit. The belt 19 is also a heavy one, but for a different purpose. It ison the belt 19 that the printing and cutting are done. By printing upona belt for a base the movement of the printing-frame need not be veryaccurately adjusted, as the yield of the belt will accommodatevariations of thickness or stroke, and thus secure a good print withoutdanger of mashing the material. By cutting the lozenges upon a belt at apoint slightly removed from the roller or pulley over which it runssufficient stiffness or strength of base may be secured for cutting thematerial, and yet sufficient yielding may be had to avoid cutting thebelt or base.

What I claim is- 1. In a lozenge-cutting machine, a belt, means forgiving said belt an intermittent movement so as to convey materialintermittently, a printing device and means for operating it so as toprint upon the intermittently'- moving material, a series of cutters andmeans for moving them so as to cut the printed material, means foradjusting the stroke of said cutters, and means for adjusting theposition of said printing device.

2. In a lozenge cutting machine, means for moving lozen ge materialintermittently through said machine,a printing device adapted to printupon the material so moved, a series of cutters and means for movingthem so as to cut the printed material, and means for permitting thedistance between said printing device and said cutters to be adj usted.

3. In a lozenge-cutting machine, a pair of rollers and a belt carriedthereby, means for giving said belt an intermittent forward motion, aprinting device adapted to print upon material carried by said belt,aseries of cutters and means for moving them so as to cut such material,and means for varying the distance between said printing device and saidcutters.

4. In a lozenge cutting machine, means for moving lozenge materialintermittently through said machine,a pivoted arm provided with a seriesof cutters, means'for moving said arm about its pivot so as to cut themoved material, and means for varying the strokeof said arm.

5. In a lozenge-cutting machine, a belt and means for moving it so as toconvey material through said machine a series of cutters supportedupon apivoted arm, means for moving said arm on its pivot so as to bring saidcutters in contact with material on said belt, and means for adjustingthe stroke of said arm.

6. In a lozenge-cutting machine, devices for moving material throughsaid machine and for furnishing a point at which lozenges may be cutfrom such material, a reciprocating table laterally removed from suchcuttingpoi-nt, a series of cutters supported upon a pivoted arm, andmeans for moving said arm about its pivot so as to cut lozenges at thecutting-point and transfer them laterally so as to deposit them uponsaid reciprocating table.

7. In a lozenge cutting machine, means formoving lozenge materialthrough said machine, a series of cutters, a delivery-table, means formoving said cutters so as to cut lozenges from the moved material andtransfer the cut lozenges laterally to said deliverytable, and means forvarying the length of the cutter movement.

Signed by me at Chicago, Illinois, this 22d day of June, 1899.

FRANK H. MARKER.

Witnesses:

C. L. REDFIELD, W. STEVENS LEwIs.

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